By Jazmin Ibarra Today is May 19th, I am sitting in a community lodge in Camp NaCoMe in Tennessee for our SST closing retreat, reflecting on my experiences and my encounters in Selma. Where can I even start? Before this...

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Indigenous Artistic Culture
By Mafe Aguilar Vargas, graphic design and marketing majors Beginning on May 7, we spent two days with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi and camped one night at their campground. Our first day consisted of hearing about the tribe...
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A Day in Peru, Indiana
By Aaliah Higereda, junior graphic design major and communication minor After lodging at the Chain of Lakes and settling into our last location, Rieth village, located at the Merry Lea Environmental Center in Wolf Lake, Indiana, our group loaded onto...
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Guatemala: Hand in Hand
by Mariela Esparza, a class of 2023 English major. Day 6: Mayan spirituality lecture – SEMILLA We received our guest speaker, Ronaldo, at 9 a.m. on Monday. Ronaldo told us that for the Mayans, everything spiritual was grounded in tangible...
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Insights from Miami culture and craft
By Crystal Edson, senior environmental & marine science major and sustainability minor, and member of the Local Indigenous Cultures and Perspectives May Term course. On May 3, our class traveled to the northwest side of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and had...
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The Power of Womanhood in Miami Culture
Fernando Daza shares about his experience exploring Chief Richardville House, a Historical Myaamia (Miami) treaty house in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On a surprisingly chilly May morning, our class boarded the iconic Goshen College bus at Camp Friedenswald, our home for…
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Shared Paths: Uncovering Common Ground
On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to listen to and interact with Luke Gascho, who retired in 2019 after spending 22 years as the executive director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. He currently runs a fruit, nut, and berry...
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Cultural Identity: From Roots to Sprouts
Wendy Hernandez, junior nursing major, shares about being a part of a traditional indigenous longhouse ceremony and a tour of Pokagon Health Services with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. After a rather chilly night of camping at the Pokagon Campgrounds,...
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Ancient Artifacts and Modern Questions
On Saturday, our class toured the British Museum, one of the largest museums in the world. We started by looking at the (real!) Rosetta Stone, then branched off for our own exploration of the massive collection. We were struck by…
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“And so I am embedded within the soul of their community”
By Jacob Dixon My experience working with a crew of people that exert their best effort to make sure that other people are being cared for, has been one of the most fulfilling things that I have done all year....
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The Beginning of the End
Today was our final day with our host families! We started off the day going to church, and a small group of us sang La Paz de la Tierra (The Peace of the Earth) for the congregation. At lunch, the...
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The Last Full Day in Aibonito
17 May 2025 Written by Henry Meyer Hey, quick note. There is a blog in English, and one in Spanish. This is the English one. Si quieres leer el blog en español, selecciona la versión con el título en español....
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El último día completo en Aibonito
17 Mayo 2025 Escrito por Henry Meyer Hola, wepa, una notita. Hay un blog en español y uno en inglés. Este es el blog en español. If you want to read the English version, click on the blog with the...
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Time for the trek!
This morning we’re heading out for a week of trekking in the inner Himalaya. We’ll be experiencing a bit of life in mountain villages, and trekking from temperate forests into sub-alpine and even alpine ecosystems. Our elevation will range from...
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Back in Landour
This afternoon we returned from our week long trek higher in the Himalayas. What a trip that turned out to be! Our hike took us from the beautiful village of Agora up to Dodital, a small lake high in the...
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Stained by Paris’s “blood”
By Elise Jantz Pistols crack. The scent of gunpowder floats through the air. Scarlet blood spurts out to stain our fearless leader, Professor Solomia Soroka, and we stand witness as Romeo murders Paris, then himself. Welcome to the Verona of...
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Trip to Oxford
By Maggie Lapp On Thursday the group took a day trip to Oxford. As the self proclaimed biggest fan of the Harry Potter series, (though not the author of the books,) I was excited to visit the campus that inspired...
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Fulfillment and Faith
By Lily Herrera The one word I want to use to describe today and for the past few days is fulfilling. This morning, May 15, I gave a devotion in front of the Mennonite Disaster Service year long volunteers and...
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Cherishing Moments Together
Today was a recreational day with host families. While some students went to Los Chorritos de Villalba, the students from El Barrio de la Plata went to La Playa Escambrón in San Juan. It was a day of rest and...
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A Day at Betania
Camila Pérez-Diener The day started off at 9 am at Betania, a private Mennonite school right outside of Aibonito Puerto Rico. We were planning to do some work around the school that was intended to be done on Monday, but...
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Interconnected Struggle, Persistent Work, Enduring Hope
By Judith Rangel Visit to the Legacy Museum On Saturday, May 10th, we visited The Legacy Museum in Montgomery. It was a meaningful and unforgettable day that will stay with me forever. While Mexicans/Latino stories were not discussed often, I...
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Grappling with a difficult legacy
By Summer Cuatepotzo Perez Impactful. Speechless. Astounded. Disgust. Anger. Confusion. Sadness. None of these can describe how emotionally overwhelmed I personally felt, my physical response- tears. You ask… where in the world did you experience this? Or what happened that...
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Jephtha-the last English Oratorio by Handel
Barbican Centre. Performers are taking a bow after almost three hours of singing. By Victor Vegas In the evening of Wednesday May 7th, the Arts in London crew had the privilege of watching a performance of G.F Handel’s oratorio Jephtha…
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Casa Pueblo, Butterflies, and Change
Today was a travel day that ended up being so much more than that. We started our morning bright and early — bags packed and ready to go by 8:20 a.m. After breakfast, we headed to Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas,...
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